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Singles 1969 – 1981

“Blender dubbed them the “masters of soft rock,” and that sums it up about as neatly as possible. Karen Carpenter’s voice had a resignation, a fatigue towards romantic labors lost and a haunting quality that gave an edge to even the sappiest of songs. That haunted vocal texture made “Sing” ” read more

No Country for Old Men

“The Coens truly crafted a film that reflected the spartan, near-Biblical prose of Cormac McCarthy with this adaptation. Just as McCarthy’s novels are sparsely punctuated, filled with austere violence, and alternately terse and brusque, so too is No Country for Old Men. The whole thing plays out li” read more

My Beautiful Launderette

“Quite possibly the most well-adjusted film about racism, homophobia, cultural identity, and conservative economic policies punching down ever made. My Beautiful Launderette is simultaneously about all these things and none of them as it doesn’t place any moral judgment or imperative upon any of th” read more

Control: The Remixes

“When Ms. Jackson barked out “Gimme a beat!” at the start of “Nasty,” she clearly meant it if this remix album is any indication. Not only has her long career as pop provocateur been filled with thick, sleek beats, but a sense that more is better. Let’s face the facts, Janet’s always been” read more

You Can Dance

“To quote Blender on You Can Dance’s questionable usefulness: “since when was it difficult to dance to Madonna records?” Yet here is 1987’s remix album/compilation, a stopgap and money-machine if ever there was one. Ever the control freak, Madonna hated it when others remixed her material, so” read more